Dear Anita,

I am glad that you are now relieved, and do not worry – our work has not and will not go down the drain! ROAR! That was a good roar by the way, the type that says: high five friend!

So I see this above as this:

I am progressing and learning the concept of suffering and healing – without trying to abuse.

She is still in the midst of figuring out how to do that.  In fact she may never learn how NOT to do that like you did, or how I am learning to.  Very real possibility.

Regardless it is imperative that I don’t take abuse – given that while I am learning to not abuse others while I suffe—- if and when I get punches of abuse during this pivotal time —it will become even MORE difficult to continue a non-abuse doctrine.

As in, while someone is learning to not abuse, if they get abused – it will be even more difficult to maintain non-abuse lifestyle.

Like a puppy, who is learning not to bite – well he is going to want to bite much more if he’s getting bit in the behind while at his non-biting training school.

Yes, he will.

So the puppy must be maintained in a safe NON-biting environment to

1- learn the concept of non-biting

2- learn the benefit of non- biting aka non-abuse

3- see how it feels to non-bite long term

4- and when prepared now be able to see what it feels like to get bit, and know the difference and know better now, after having non-biting experience.